[Mass. House Journal, July 4, 1734.]

An Engross'd Bill Entitled An Act for erecting certain Lands at a place called Naticook, with other Lands adjoyning, lying on each side the River Merrimack, into a Township by the Name of Litchfield.

Billerica, their farme of five hundred acres, laid out on ye north of merimack [torn] Joyning to north & northwesterly part of ye farme of Richard Russell Esqui'. This is ye last parsell of that four thousand acres, formerly granted by this Honoured Court to ye Towne of Billerica.

Laidout 3m 67:

By Jonathan Danforth, Surveyr

[Mass. Map and Plans, Vol. 1, p. 34.]

Laidout to the towne of Billerica, five hundred acres of land, in the wilderness, on ye north side of Merimack River and on the east side of beaver Brooke, a little below Patuckett, It is bounded on the South and on ye South East wholly by lands formerly granted to Richard Russell Esqui: and on ye west by ye aforesaid beaver brooke, else where by ye wilderness, ye line on ye east side of it, is 196 pole in length, runing half a point westward of ye north, which is (exactly) y continuance of ye long line on yo east side Mr Russells, farme, also both the line on the north side of it, are exactly parralell to ye lines on the south side of it, the most northerly of which is one hundred & sixty pole longe, & runes a point westward of ye west south west, the other line runes two de

grees westward, of ye south west & by south four hundred & eighty seaven pole, which closeth to ye brooke, all which are suffitiently bounded by mark't trees and pillars of stone, ye farme there of is more fully declared on ye other side by a plott taken of ye same by Jonathan Danforth, Survey Laidout 3TM 1667.

The deputyes approuv of this returne of ye five hundred acors above mentioned with refference to ye consent of honord magisty William Torrey, Cleric.

hereto

[GRANT TO RICHARD DAVENPORT.]

[Mass. Maps and Plans, Vol. 1, p. 23, and Court Records, June I, 1665.]

Laidout to Captin Davenport (of the castle) one parcell of meddow in the wildernesse on ye east of Merimack River, a little on the North west of Naacook brook-head, which is about two miles from Merimack River; it containes fifty ace (more or lesse) being bounded by a swamp on the North; the upland elsewhere Serrounding according to bound trees marked with <): this patch of meadow is known by ye Name of half moone meadow, the forme of it is fully demonstrated by this plott which is above specified Laidout by Jonathan Danforth Surv 20th octo: 1664:

The Deputyes approve of this returne with refference to the consent of of Honed Magists hereto

To the much honered Generall Court now Assembled at Boston the humble Request of yo' devoted Servant Richard Davenport

Sheweth That wheras yo1 Servant about two or three years since was bold to move to this court for theire favor to grant mee a smale persell of meddow nere merimack River and found such encoragmt from yo'selvs that the said meddow was laid out in my name and a returne thereof made to this court In octob last but finding noe Record of Any granted there was an obstruction as to the ecceptance of the returne: Now may it please this court to grant yor Servant the said meddow as it is laid out and more clearly demonstrated In a plot under Mr Jonathan Danforths hand and also such a smale quantity of Upland convenient to the same (that soe I may improve the same for benifit to my wife and family) as you shal be pleased to give mee, and I shall with all thankfullnes eccept yo love therin and Remaine yo' most Humble Servant R: Davenport

29 (3d) 1665

The Deputies Judge meete to grant this request with refference to the consent of or Honoed magists hereto

William Torrey Cleric

29. 3. 1665 The Mags do consent hereto. and do grant him the petittaner 100. acre upland adjoyneing to his meadow their brethren the Deputyes hereto consenting

Consented to by the Deputyes

Edw Rawson Secrety

William Torrey Cleric

[Mass. Court Records, May 23, 1666.]

Laid out according to the grant of the Honoured Court to Capt Richard Davenport one hundred acres of land in the wildernesse on the eastern side of merremak river next Adjoyning to a meadow called halfe moone meadow on the west side of it it begins at the most southerly bound mark of that meadow at a great white oake marked wth D and from this tree the line runns due west ninety & six pole the line at the North end runns parrelell to the south end from another great white oake bounded wth D standing at the north west end of the meadow eighty & fower pole the west side is one streight line from Corner to Corner which line is one hundred seventy & nine pole long; the manner & forme of it lying and Adjoyning to halfe moone_meadow is clearely demonstrated by a plott taken of the same. By Jonathan Danforth Surveyor

The Court allowes & Approoves of this returne to be recorded in the Courts book of Records.

[GRANT TO PHINEAS PRATT.]

[Mass. Court Records, May 7, 1662.]

In Ans to ye petition of phineas Prat of charls Toune who presented this Court with a narrative of the streights & hardships that the first planters of this Colony underwent in their endeavors to plant themselves at plimouth & since whereof he was one The Court Judgeth it meet to Graunt him three hundred acres of land where it is to be had not hindering a plantation.

[Mass. Court Records, June 1, 1665.]

Layd out to Phineas Pratt of Charls Toune three hundred acres of land (more or lesse) in the wilderness on the East of merremack River neere the upper end of Nacooke brooke on the South East of it it beging at a great sare Pine standing anent the midle of nacooke pond & Joyneth to the line of five hundred acres of land lately granted to the Towne of Billirrikey on the South of it ninety sixe pole & so continues a streight line two hundred & sixe pole further unto a white oake bounded wth P from thence it turnes under the side of a great hill one hundred fifty & two pole unto another white oake marked wth P. which stands on the North side of an other great hill & on the South Corner of a litle Swampe./ from thence it runns neere the west & by South two hundred pole to a great Red oake bounded as before from thence the closing line to the first Pine is two hundred & ninety pole the exact forme of it together with the rule of finding the exact lines is fully demonstrated by this inclosed platt taken of the same 20 8 mo 1664. By Jonathan Danforth Surveior.

The Court Allows & approoves of this Returne./